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Qualcomm abruptly cancels Snapdragon X Elite dev kit — refunds customers for mini PC, ends sales and support for the device immediately (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] kitnaht 100 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

I wonder if they know that "pause indefinitely" has a word they can use. That word is "Stop". Qualcomm has stopped supporting the device. They have stopped producing it. Not "paused indefinitely".

[–] [email protected] 61 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Corporate executives love using the word pause to allow the possibility for a resume. It also makes it not a failure since it never finishes negatively: it is paused.

It's word gymnastics.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There’s a word for that too. “Start”. It’s what w you can do after you stop.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Well, there's also "Restart," which shows that it was started at some point, but then stopped.